【 十二 】 ｒｕｎ，ｄｏｎ’ｔ ｗａｌｋ- ｔｈｅ ｓｋｙ ｉｓ ｆａｌｌｉｎｇ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ

[politerudeness]

【 ➡ ACTION; 1245 WILLIAMS ROAD 】

[ Having returned from "Westport", the first thing Japan does is immediately rush home and check up on the members of his current residence- trying to ignore the two drone children. He's looking around the house now, checking for anywhere they might be and calling for them. Eventually, if he does not find them he

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[hwamei]

[ time frames are weird... but anyway, after hearing what had happened to her, and after he knocks, Taiwan will speak through the small gap in the doorway. ]

Are you Japan?

Are you really Japan?

[politerudeness]

[ he almost breathes a sigh of relief at seeing her- but then her question puts him on guard again ]

W-what sort of question is this? Of course I am really Japan. Who else could this be?

[hwamei]

[ She doesn't know how this works, exactly, so she bites her lip and asks, ]

Is that the truth? You're not an angel, are you?

[politerudeness]

Certainly! I would not lie about such a thing! And I am surely not one of those- ah, beings.

[hwamei]

[ After a while, she swings the door open, but she doesn't say anything, not yet. She only stands there and avoids looking Japan in the eye. ]

[politerudeness]

[ He hesitates at first- before slowly and carefully walking up to her and putting both of his hands on her shoulders. And although he would like to, he cannot bring himself to do anything more. Not until he feels like it would be alright to. ]

[hwamei]

[ She'll tell him everything soon. ]

You were in Westport?

[politerudeness]

I believe that I was. If I made you worry, please forgive me.

[hwamei]

I knew it.

[ Her voice is a whisper. She doesn't hug him, but she buries her face in his chest. She repeats this, but it's muffled: ]

I knew it.

[ That she was right, and that Japan kept his promise this time. ]

[politerudeness]

What of Taiwan-san? Is she... [ he trails off ]

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[hwamei]

[ She is silent. ]

... Okay! I'm okay.

[hwamei]

[ Ah, she can't do this.

She buries her face in his chest once more and clings onto him tightly. ]

[politerudeness]

[ For a moment, he does nothing- before he wraps his arms around her and for a long time, simply holds her quietly. ]

[hwamei]

I didn't do my best.

The angels took Japan away and I left Chizuko all alone.

[politerudeness]

[ He still doesn't say anything, not yet- he considers these words and what might come after, what she means, but waits for her to continue before jumping to conclusions, though he lets out a small 'aaah' sort of sound to show that he heard and understood what she said. ]

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[hwamei]

No matter how hard I try, there are still some things I can't do on my own, huh?